A tactile response in Staphylococcus aureus

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2803-2811

  Lower, Steven K ^a   Yongsunthon, Ruchirej ^a   Casillas Ituarte, Nadia N ^a   Taylor, Eric S ^a   Di Bartola, Alex C ^a   Lower, Brian H ^a   Beveridge, Terrance J ^b   Buck, Andrew W ^c   Fowler Jr , Vance G ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78349293471     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.08.063     Document Type: Article

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